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The situation in Guinea Bissau.

c) The Islamic Centre in Guinea Bissau

Report of the Secretary General on developments in Guinea Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea Bissau

The elections in Guinea Bissau have come and gone.

Guinea Bissau civil war, 1998

Guinea Bissau is still confronted with tremendous challenges.

In Africa there were countries fighting for their independence Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Angola.

13. Welcomes the return to constitutional and democratic order in Guinea Bissau following the holding of free and fair presidential and legislative elections on 16 January 2000, and calls upon the international community and the Government of Guinea Bissau to support the economic reconstruction of Guinea Bissau and promote the consolidation of democracy there

His Excellency Mr. Carlos Gomes, Jr., Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea Bissau

It also heard an oral representation by a representative of Guinea Bissau.

The economic and financial situation in Guinea Bissau remains grave.

His Excellency Mr. Carlos Gomes, Jr., Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea Bissau

Finally I should like to pay tribute to the staff of UNOGBIS, led by my Representative in Guinea Bissau, João Bernardo Honwana, and to the entire United Nations country team for their dedicated contribution to Guinea Bissau's peacebuilding efforts.

Commends the execution of the Guinea Bissau Islamic Centre project and its imminent commissioning.

In 1998, Government loyalists staged a successful coup in Guinea Bissau.

Encourages the Government of Guinea Bissau to give full consideration to the report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group

The Juno Trader case (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea Bissau), Prompt Release

At the request of the Government of Guinea Bissau, I dispatched a fact finding and project development mission to Guinea Bissau from 7 to 11 March 2005 to examine the challenge posed by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

Citizen media in Guinea Bissau. Image by Rising Voices on Flickr (CC BY NC SA 2.0).

In Guinea Bissau, another milestone has been reached with the election of President Nino Vieira.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. Cabral (Guinea Bissau) took a seat at the Council table.

Absent (15) Bahrain, Chad, People's Republic of China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kuwait, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Vanuatu.

I wish to reiterate the importance of continued engagement by the international community to assist Guinea Bissau.

In Guinea Bissau, the armed and security forces currently appear to be among the major factors of instability.

Guinea Bissau is also taking advantage of this new private sector led development approach.

In Guinea Bissau, WFP was proactive in preparation of the United Nations Action Plan Against AIDS.

Acknowledging that Guinea Bissau continues to make good progress in the management of public administration and the restoration of fiscal control,

As Chair of the Friends of Guinea Bissau at the United Nations, as well as a member of the Ad hoc Advisory Group on Guinea Bissau, my delegation calls for an early convening of a donors conference to show solidarity with the people of Guinea Bissau and a commitment to lasting peace in that country.

The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 14 of Security Council resolution 1233 (1999), by which the Council requested me to keep it regularly informed of and to submit a report on developments in Guinea Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea Bissau (UNOGBIS).

Recognizing the link between political stability and economic and social development in Guinea Bissau, as well as the persistent fragility of its democratic institutions,

Some members were not convinced that a sufficient case had been made to grant an exemption under Article 19 to Guinea Bissau.

In the case of Guinea Bissau, there is an ongoing need for promoting peace, stability and reconciliation and for continued international support.

UNOGBIS has continued to promote the respect for rule of law and human rights.

My country, Guinea Bissau, is on the point of concluding a process to return to constitutional normality with the recent holding of presidential elections.

I dispatched a Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau to help ensure that presidential elections were conducted peacefully and transparently in June.

Proceedings were instituted on 18 November 2004 by an application filed on behalf of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against Guinea Bissau.

UNOGBIS continues to encourage and support national initiatives to undertake security sector reform.

Regrettably, political tensions along personality and party lines have continued to cast a shadow on the prospects for stability in Guinea Bissau.

Statement concerning the elections in Guinea Bissau issued on 1 August 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Third, the Guinea Bissau civil war caused the United States of America to suspend its Peace Corps aid programme in that country.